sons with a bright political future ahead of him. today he is on trial facing criminal charges for corruption. steve handelsman has more on his fall from grace. >> reporter: the former presidential candidate is facing 30 years in federal prison. >> how you doing? >> i'm okay. >> reporter: john edwards is charged with violating campaign finance rules. he made the choice to break the law. federal prosecutor david harback told the jury as the trial began. the case is simple. as edwards ran for president in '07 and '08, married to elizabeth edwards, who had cancer, john edwards had an affair and had a child with photo journalist rielle hunter. it would destroy his campaign said the prosecutor today. two wealthy edwards supporters secretly paid nearly a million dollars to support hunter and keep her secret. prosecutors called that an illegal campaign contribution, way over the $4600 limit, and

not reported. not only did he know about it, he directed it, said harback. the pattern? deny, deceive, manipulate. edwards' defense team led by abby lowell says the money never went to edwards or his campaign. it was not a contribution and not illegal. defense lawyer allison van lanningham today told jurors john edwards is a man who committed many sins but no crimes. >> no person not even someone as sophisticated as john edwards could ever know that money from third parties to his mistress was a federal election campaign law violation. >> reporter: the star prosecution witness is former close edwards aide andrew young who managed the million dollar coverup, even claimed he was the father of edwards' child, but the judge today disclosed young improperly contacted other witnesses in this case just two weeks ago. legal experts here agree this

trial that could last about six weeks could boil down to he said/he said. andrew young versus john edwards. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, at federal court in greensboro, north carolina. the weather is making news today. a spring storm out there dumping lots of rain from virginia to maine and in some states, parts of some states, there was snow. this was upstate new york today up to a foot of snow there. it knocked out power. created a mess on the roads as you might expect. this of course typical for february. not so much in mid april. doug kammerer here now taking a look at the nor'easter and how it affected us. doug? >> it affected us in a big way as far as temperatures go. so far the unofficial high temperature 49 degrees. we have only been below 50 for a high three times in the last six years in the month of april so some very cold air. 20 degrees below average right now. we're still seeing shower activity right now across parts of the area. most of this continues to be of the rain variety but out toward the west we are looking at snow.

this is parts of western maryland into western parts of pennsylvania, parts of pennsylvania 18 inches of snow. parts of western maryland, over 6 inches of snow. how do we know? because that's where we sent chuck bell. we sent chuck on a little voyage today. chuck, all meteorologists would love to be where you are right now. i know i'm here in the studio. i want to be where you are, my friend. >> well, if you need it, it's about a 24-degree wind chill out here, doug. come on out and join me. nice and cold out here in western maryland. current temperature 32 degrees. you know, that's really been a big part of the story. this would have been a lot more snow if 27 or 28 degrees. it would have fluffed it up a little better. for frustrated snow lovers all winter in washington, apparently the answer to finding snow, leave town. for us washingtonians that got totally cheated out of snowfall this winter you really didn't have to drive a long way to see snow. you did have to wait until april to see it but here we are. and this is what we were talking about yesterday in the forecast. because the temperatures are mostly just above the freezing

mark, it's a very heavy, wet snow. it looks like blown concrete on these evergreen trees. and it sticks to the branches a this is the reason we had concerns for a lot of power outages. it doesn't take much to get it all to come off. that is about 5 or 6 inches of very heavy, wet >> the garrett county school start wed a two-hour delay and it wasn't getting any better and roads were heavy so they chose to take the whole day off. >> okay. as far as you know they were planning on being open tomorrow. >> as far as i know yeah. that should be a good possibility would think. >> okay. you hadn't heard of any big road problems or anything like that. >> no, no. >> not a lot of accidents or anything? >> not at all actually. we put the snow emergency plan in early this morning and took it out at 2:00 p.m. >> an unofficial way to measure snow, our trusty tape measure. it is going to work just fine right here by the state highway truck for a quick measurement. 3 inches. >> and of course that's not the best way to measure the snow. the best way is to get out on an

open grassy surface and take an average of measurements. we showed you how to do that at 5:00. 3 to 6 inches of snow very common out here but i tell you had this been february this would have been a very different story. the 80, 70 and 80-degree weather over the weekend kept road beds very warm and like the state highway guy told you no problems at all on the open highways out here. no accidents, no real problems treating the roads and getting snow cleared out. some of the secondary roads a little bit of a different story where they're shady. really, doug, 6 inches of snow no problem in western maryland. >> no problem. i just love how this is the first time you've had to wear your nbc 4 coat. this entire winter. thanks, chuck. we appreciate it. out there right now temperatures on the cold side. 46 in washington. look at frederick. 41 degrees here. 43 in leesburg. 46 in culpepper. it is going to be a cold night tonight but just how long will the cold air stick around? i have your forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, doug. new developments in the murder of an alexandria community activist. prince george's county police now say the man charged with killing lenny harris is linked

to two other high profile cases. the suspect, tyrone lewis, is accused of killing a teenager walking home in hill crest heights in 2011. he is also now linked to the murder and robbery of a cab driver in 2005. detectives say lewis had an accomplice, a man named calvin walker. in all three cases police say robbery was the motive. harris's body was found in a well in january several months after he had disappeared. back in 1984, a woman was savagely beaten to death in her neighborhood in northeast washington. today a judge is hearing new evidence to determine whether those people convicted in that case should get a new trial or even maybe be set free. pat collins at d.c. superior court with more. >> reporter: jim, 27 years in jail for murder and now there's a chance the whole case could get thrown out. eight men doing big time for the

1984 murder of katherine fuller. but did they get the right guys? that's what a judge in superior court will decide. there's a lot at stake here for people like levi roush one of the convicts. at court today his brother, david bratton. >> i haven't seen my brother in almost 27 years. so it was amazing just to see him. but i'm also reminded of how the system can railroad people if they don't have all the evidence. i'm reminded of that. >> october 1st, 1984, katherine fuller murdered in an alley off 8th and 8 streets northeast. katherine fuller mother of six robbed, beaten, sexually assaulted with a metal pole. the prosecution case based on testimony from witnesses like cliff yarborough, one of the convicted eight. at the trial, some 27 years ago, he gave a long videotaped statement about the murder. but today in court he said that was a lie. he said the cops made him do it.

something his relatives suspected all along. >> when you saw him up on that stand today, what was your feeling? >> proud. because the truth is coming out and that's all, for 25 years, this is what we've been trying to do, get the truth out. >> reporter: on the stand cliff yarborough says detectives threw him around, hit his head on a table, and held him over a toilet to get him to talk. he said they spent hours rehearsing what he'd say before they taped his statement. i was scared, yarborough said. i do pretty much whatever they wanted me to do. defense lawyers working with the project innocent say most of the witnesses in the trial have recanted their testimony. they say there is evidence that people other than these men may have killed katherine fuller. now this innocence hearing is

almost like a retrial. ultimately a judge will decide whether or not the conviction stands or gets tossed but this could take weeks. live at superior court, pat collins, news 4. there was a major drug bust in prince george's county and now a former nasa worker is among those under arrest. three people were arrested in bowie on friday. today police laid out the evidence including more than 15 weapons. 500 grams of marijuana and ecstasy pills, counterfit bills were also found. a warning from metro tonight after a bus operator was diagnosed with viral meningitis. the driver worked the route 52 and route 54 buses on friday between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. the routes go between 14th street northwest and la font plaza. the bus involved has been removed from service. metro says they will disinfect all 164 buses in the northern division later tonight as a

precaution. george zimmerman walked out of jail last night. he is the neighborhood watch volunteer from sanford, florida, who is now free on $150,000 bail. but he is still facing a murder charge. and threats to his life over the death of a teenager named trayvon martin. jay gray has our report. >> reporter: george zimmerman walked out of jail around midnight but can't walk away from the controversy of trayvon martin's death. his attorney mark o'mara who orchestrated the overnight release says he is aware of safety concerns that follow his client. >> we're trying to keep him secure. there are several locations we can have him in and we're just going to react to what happens. >> reporter: another key figure in the trayvon martin case could also be on the move. sanford police chief bill lee who had temporarily stepped away from his post today offered his permanent resignation but city commissioners have argued oifr whether to accept the offer. >> what did the chief do wrong?

>> trayvon martin's parents have been silent since last week's bond hearing. >> the family is emotional. they'd rather the killer of their child be in jail but they accept the rule of law. >> reporter: zimmerman left the jail with a brown paper bag and a gps monitoring bracelet that provides immediate, real time information on where he is. something his legal team will continue to keep secret as they deal with questions about his safety. >> i think there's still a lot of emotions wrapped around the case and we're worried that some of those emotions are still negative and that that may play out against george. >> as zimmerman walks out of jail but back into hiding now. jay gray, nbc news, sanford, florida. >> coming up in the broadcast, walmart under fire. >> the retail giant is accused of bribing government officials to expand their empire. also tonight a hollywood actor arrested on capitol hill. details behind the demonstration that led to more than a hundred

people in handcuffs. new clues in a cold case and the local connection that could break a 33-year mystery. there is another twist in the secret service sex scandal. were white house staffers involved? and this was not your routine traffic stop. a maryland man pulled over and ticketed and it all started ticketed and it all started beca

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former e.r. star noah wylie led out of the capitol in handcuffs today. the actor was arrested along with more than 100 other protesters. some of them in wheelchairs. the group is urging lawmakers to prevent cuts to medicaid. wylie and other members of the group known as adapt say cutbacks would leave many disabled patients without the services they need. there are still no leads in the disappearance of etan patz. he was 6 years old, a boy in new york city, when he vanished on a walk to school bus stop more than 30 years ago. last week a cadaver dog picked up the scent of human remains in the basement of a building near the child's home. after days of digging agents today revealed no human remains were found. some strands of hair were found, though, and a piece of paper collected at the scene. they're being investigated at a laboratory in quantico, virginia. the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal continues to grow.

now some lawmakers are digging deeper asking whether any members of the white house advanced team were involved in the misconduct before president obama arrived in colombia. jennifer johnson has our report. >> reporter: the colombia prostitution scandal has already cost six secret service agents their jobs. and the chairman of the house homeland security committee predicts there will be more. the committee has sent secret service director mark sullivan a list of 50 questions it wants answered. the most important? >> did any of those foreign nationals have access at any time to any data, any information, of any type, that could have compromised the president of the united states? >> reporter: the committee also wants to know if any white house advance team members were involved in the scandal. the white house says that has already been investigated. >> there is no indication that any member of the white house advance team engaged in any improper conduct or behavior. >> reporter: as defense secretary leon panetta went on an unrelated visit to colombia monday the pentagon said at

least a dozen military personnel were involved in the scandal. their security clearances have been suspended. >> what can possibly have been jeopardized by virtue in this kind of behavior. that is a key concern. >> reporter: congressional investigators want names of the prostitutes and a time line and whether any other secret service agent solicited prostitutes in the past five years. one former agent doubts that. >> this incident will show to be an aberration, certainly i think will prove to be an isolated incident. >> reporter: as many as 21 women were brought to a beach front hotel by agents and military personnel ahead of the president's april 11th visit. whatever the outcome, this will be a quick investigation. members of congress want their questions answered by the head of the secret service by april 27th. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. the pastor of one of the most powerful churches in our

area sits down to give his side of the story after being fired. >> doreen, the last week has been rough for pastor joel peebles and the worshipers at jericho city of praise. last wednesday the church's board of trustees fired peebles from the megachurch his parents built. yesterday he launched what appears to be a new church inside a hotel ball room taking thousands of former jericho followers with him. now for the first time peebles is sitting down for a one on one interview with the i-team about what caused this massive rift and why he says he was fired. >> it's a hostile takeover of a church ministry. it is absolutely a hostile takeover. no doubt about that. >> but the board says it was not a hostile takeover. it was what his mother betty peebles wanted. the jericho battle coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00. jim, doreen? >> thank you. what's up, doug?

>> you come back from vacation all tanned and rested to snow. >> you come back from florida, a nice little vacation, and it's snowing. in the third week of april. i mean, this is something you really don't see a lot of. >> and you love it. >> i love it. i love to be in it. we sent chuck up there during the day today. i would love it. this storm was something we were watching as meteorologists and you're thinking to yourself just how strong is this thing going to be? high temperature today? only 50 degrees. as a matter of fact, take a look. there it is. the spring snow out towards garrett county. if you're driving out toward pittsburgh, get ready tonight. along i-70 or 68 you are going to see some of the snow and it is on the heavy side. i did see a report of upwards of 18 inches of snow about an hour north of garrett county. that in central portions of pennsylvania. now as far as our temperatures went today, a high of only 50 degrees. a low of 42. we were nearly 20 degrees below our average low temperature for this time of year. incredibly cold. you add in the wind we saw wind chills today in the low to mid

40s all day long and over the last couple hours they've stayed in the 30s. the good news out of all of this, we've been talking about how dry we've been. we did pick up over an inch and a half of rain. we're still close to 4 inches below average as far as the deficit is concerned. but it is very good news for the spring time as we are seeing everything blooming of course and we're seeing the grass growing and we needed to see this rainfall to help with that. other good news? pollen. way down. as a result of this rain and the colder temperatures. 46 the current temperature right now with winds gusting to 22. those winds are still on the gusty side. and they will continue to be through the evening. right now 43 in frederick. 43 in gaithersburg and leesburg down toward fredericksburg a very cold 46 degrees. look at the wind chill. 39 in martinsburg. 36 in winchester. 38 in charlottesville. right now 42 in fredericksburg. we are talking to chuck bell in garrett county and he said the wind chill there 24 degrees. once again. the third week of april. just amazing. one of the coldest days we have seen in quite sometime. take a look at how much rain we

saw around the area. most of this in southern maryland. st. mary's city 2.24 inches. st. michaels 2.5 inches. fort belvoir over 3 inches saturday into yesterday and of course a little rain during the day today. gaithe gaithersburg 0.8 inch. we continue to watch the showers move through. tonight just make sure you take the umbrella and the jacket or the coat as we will continue to see the cold air. this was the storm. really a massive storm. we saw it come out into the gulf of mexico, out into the atlantic, and then wrap itself right up the coast. that's what was able to bring in that cold air. you can see all of the snow in through portions of new york, pennsylvania, west virginia, and portions of western maryland but also the incredible rainfall amounts some areas picking up 2 or 3 inches of rain. we have seen delays. if you're thinking about traveling maybe doing a little airport travel, new york, boston, philadelphia have all seen some delays this afternoon. so if you're thinking about flying out tonight or maybe early tomorrow morning you might

want to just get a call ahead and make sure you'll be okay and your flight is looking good. cold air continues to rush in behind the system. tomorrow the coldest air moves to the north. we will see a little sunshine. that will help us get above the 60-degree mark. then on wednesday looking really nice. temperatures back in the upper 60s and some areas near 70. this evening mostly cloudy, breezy, and chilly with a few showers. temperatures 43 to about 47 degrees. as we look through the day tomorrow morning, we are going to start off cold. 34 to 40 degrees. rather damp and breezy and then as we move toward the day tomorrow, mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool. we will see more sunshine late in the day. high of 57 to about 62 degrees. 68 on your wednesday. 72 on friday is looking good. we've got some pretty good chance of showers on thursday and then saturday and sunday another chance of showers but at least we're back above 70 degrees. >> people with allergies can breathe better. >> much better. a little bit of rain does a world of wonders.

coming up in the broadcast a fight on capitol hill. one u.s. marine dead. another one locked up for murder. new details in a disturbing case of alleged sexual abuse. tonight the husband of a former falls church mayor is on trial accused of molesting girls at his daughter's birthday party. his daughter's birthday party. leaders consider a possible never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge.

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john edwards' criminal trial got under way in north carolina today. he is accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up an affair with a pregnant mistress. edwards was married and running for president at the time. the trial was expected to last more than a month. a d.c. judge today started looking at new evidence in a 27-year-old murder case. he is trying to determine whether the men convicted of the crime are in fact innocent. the victim was katherine fuller. she was robbed and savagely beaten in an alley in northeast back in 1984. defense lawyers claim most of the witnesses have recanted their testimony. >> the man suspected in the murder of alexandria community activist lenny harris is also accused now in two separate murders in prince george's county. one victim was a teenager. the other a cab driver. police say the suspect, 26-year-old tyrone lewis, robbed all three of those victims.

a u.s. marine accused in the stabbing death of another marine was in court today. >> the attack happened this weekend in the barracks row area of capitol hill. derrick ward has developments. >> reporter: indications in court today are private first class michael poth may claim self-defense after the weekend confrontation that left fellow marine lance corporal philip bushon dead. he died after being stabbed in the chest on 8th street southeast across from the marine barracks. differing accounts are emerging in d.c. superior court. poth's attorney says the victim was the aggressor, that he followed poth, grabbed him, and was about to punch him when the deadly exchange occurred. there was no indication in the police report that poth showed injuries consistent with being punched. >> all i can say right now is we're certainly looking forward to all the facts coming out and the whole story has not been told. >> reporter: but prosecutors say that as early as a half hour before the two fought, poth was heard by witnesses to say that he intended to stab someone.

he was going to cut their lungs out. there was also evidence that the marine corps was seeking to separate itself from pfc poth. that he had been belligerent with other marines and is alleged to have used the synthetic drug spice. not illegal in d.c. but against marine corps regulations. pfc poth's next court appearance is scheduled for may 15th. in the meantime he is being held without bond. at d.c. superior court, derrick ward, news 4. closing arguments continue today in the trial of five men who are accused in a series of deadly attacks in southeast d.c. five people killed, nine others wounded in the attacks that began with a drive by shooting on south capital street. this was all back in march of 2010. prosecutors say it all started over a missing fake diamond bracelet that some of the suspects believe was stolen. the case could go to the jury as early as tomorrow. the husband of a falls church council member is on trial for allegedly molesting girls at his daughter's slumber

party. julie carey has more on the challenges to seat a jury in this case. >> reporter: defendant michael gardner leaving court arm in arm with his wife. falls church city council woman and former mayor robin gardner. gardner himself is a well known falls church political and civic activist. that community was rocked last june when gardner was charged with sexually molesting three of his daughter's young friends. he was charged with four counts including three charges of aggravated sexual battery. as jury selection began, attorneys recounted the accusations that gardner allegedly first inappropriately touched a 9-year-old girl the night of june 16th when she slept over with his daughter at the gardners' home. the next night seven girls came to a sleepover in the basement there. two girls say in the early morning hours gardner zipped open their sleeping bags and inappropriately touched them. on the tenth floor of the arlington county courthouse potential jurors were questioned about whether they could be impartial in the case. asked the prosecutor, does everyone agree with me that a

house can look per nektly lovely outside and the family can look perfectly nice? but sometimes you never know what's going on behind closed doors? gardner is represented by prominent defense attorneys peter fwreenspun and jonathan shapiro. they asked jurors this question. does anyone reject the notion that a child can make up something like that or be mistaken? they suggested in arguments outside the potential jurors' presence that it was so dark in gardners' basement the girls couldn't possibly have seen an alleged abuser. they asked the judge to allow the entire jury to tour the gardners' home at night so they could see conditions for themselves. the judge told them he'd rule at a later date. mike gardner's accusers are not the only children scheduled to testify at this trial. his own children, a twin boy and girl, are also on the witness list. in arlington, julie carey, news 4. a rude awakening for a family in clinton, maryland. a driver lost control of a car this morning along old branch avenue and slammed into a home

hitting the garage. despite the damage no one inside the house was hurt. the driver suffered some minor injuries. police are still trying to figure out what led to the crash. building inspectors are now assessing for structural damage to the house. a spring storm is pounding the northeastern part of the country. parts of new york and pennsylvania could get up to a foot of snow from all this. this is video from garrett county, maryland, where there was about 6 inches on the ground. doug kammerer, this is quite normal in february but now? come on. >> you even hear about this in march. maybe even late march. but mid to late april, then you really start to get into the rarity of a storm. you can see that storm right now, storm 4 radar showing we're still seeing shower activity around the region. once again it is just the rain across much of the area over the last 24 to 48 hours mixed in earlier today with a little bit of flurry activity, a little light snow mixed in around leesburg, into parts of fairfax county and right around the district a little earlier but

most of this has been all rain. up to the north and west, you are talking about a massive snowstorm from garrett county in through western maryland right on through central portions of pennsylvania. one of those areas right along route 70 is in somerset where the weather channel's eric fisher has been all day long. >> reporter: well, this morning here in somerset everything coated in snow. we were at the crucial point where limbs started to come down and then the late april sun came out. even with the clouds, that energy enough to avoid perhaps a major disaster here in pennsylvania. a tree like this you couldn't see a leaf. you couldn't see a branch before that sun came up. when you get to this time of the season storms are usually based in elevation and that's where we've seen the highest impact. when you get above 2,000 feet. once the town in particular, you get over toward laurel summit the storm, winter so far, 18 inches of snow and that is the most impressive total all day. power outages are coming down from their peak. there were over 50,000. now sitting about 30,000. we could see more during the

overnight low and roads could become treacherous once again but it looks like the worst type of storm something like we saw in october in the northeast might have been avoided here in pennsylvania. i'm meteorologist eric fisher with the weather channel. doug, back to you. >> that really is what is amazing about this storm. winter really not much in the way of storms at all. the biggest storms, october and april. how about that? guys? >> how about that. thanks, doug. a developer in prince george's county is hoping his casino plan will get some traction. he wants a shopping center in largo off capital center boulevard to house table games and slot machines. and, he says, he has the tools in place to make it all happen. darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: you may have heard of national harbor or even rosecroft raceway as possible sites for a casino in prince george's county. but chances are you haven't heard about the so-called third option, casino largo. it would be built at the boulevard of the cap center in largo. a lot of people haven't heard about that. why not? >> well, it's a great question.

we certainly try hard. we've been active throughout the session, the regular session, to communicate our location. >> reporter: charles hopkins who grew up in suitland and is a local minority business owner is proposing a casino with # 4750 slot machines and 117 table games. the casino would have 5,000 parking spaces on top of the building. he says the project is shovel ready and could be up and running quickly. >> we feel that the positives of our location would be very compelling from a development perspective and that we'd be extremely competitive with the other two offerings. >> reporter: the developer says the largo location would be ideal. it's very close to metro and has easy access to the beltway. but the question of whether the county will even get a casino is still undecided. the governor will meet with the house speaker and senate president tomorrow to discuss a special session. gaming could be part of the talks. >> we think national harbor is the best site there is in order

to maximize the revenues coming into the county and to the state. >> reporter: we asked some county residents what they think about a largo casino. >> i just feel like it's a waste of money and they could be doing something else with taxpayer dollars. >> the capital center is kind of gone down hill and i don't think you get as much crowd as you would at the national harbor. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. a man says he is filing a complaint after d.c. police pulled him over because of an air freshener. ricardo curans is from oxon hill and says he was pulled over on first street in southwest d.c. because he had an air freshener hanging on his rear view mirror. >> i was just riding down the street. the police started following me for several blocks and pulled me over and said that i had an air freshener in my rear view. they stopped me and wanted to search me, search my truck. >> reporter: curans said he didn't let the officers search his truck. he ended up with a $35 ticket for objects hanging as to

obstruct view. he also got a $500 fine for driving without proper insurance and a $300 fine for failure to provide proof of insurance. he says he does have insurance but he was driving a new car and couldn't show proof. d.c. police tell us it is a violation to have an air freshener on your rear view mirror and you can be ticketed for it. drivers are starting to see some relief at the pump. the national average for a gallon of regular is now $3.85, down a nickel from last week. almost exactly what we were paying at this time last year. the prices across our area also are down a bit. drivers in virginia are paying 3.82 on average down 7 cents from last week. the average in maryland is $3.98 down 7 cents from last week and in the district the drivers are paying $4.14 a gallon which is down 3 cents from last week. still ahead the science behind brain freeze. coming up new research that

could help treat severe migraines. prince harry coming to d.c. we'll have the details behind the royal visit and why he is being honored for his work with wounded warriors. coming up in sports the capitals hoping game seven turns out to be their lucky number. the wizards trying to win four in a row for the first time since last season. plus in l.a. world peace erupts but not in a good way as news

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in many parts of the world bribery is part of the culture. part of the cost of doing business. walmart is now being it is alleged that walmart has been bribing officials in mexico to expand the business there. those allegations go back at least seven years but they were revealed only this weekend in the "new york times." "the times" suggests that walmart mexico paid more than $24 million in bribes to local government officials there. that money was supposed to speed up the process so the new stores could be built more quickly. bribing foreign officials is illegal for u.s. companies. if those allegations are true, walmart could face massive fines from the u.s. government. >> the british royal family announced today that prince harry will visit washington next month. harry will be honored may 7th by the atlantic council for humanitarian work on behalf of

wounded veterans. prince harry and his brother prince william lead a foundation that helps wounded service members return to civilian life. it's a cause that is close to harry's heart. he is an apache helicopter pilot and captain in the army air corps. in the travel industry it's called a shoulder seat. if you're looking to go on vacation now is the shoulder season. it's a good time to do it. places like florida, the caribbean, mexico, usually see a slowdown before summer. that's why hotels and resorts offer deep discounts this time of year. cruise ships are also offering some bargains in light of recent mishaps at sea. >> a lot of the vacation company providers are putting out packages inclusive of air fare. some cases actually waiving it all together just to get people out there. >> reporter: if you have to pay for air fare experts suggest you book your flight on a late tuesday or early wednesday. they also say you should look for flights that leave on tuesday, wednesday, or saturday

in order to get the best deal. >> we're always looking for the best deal. i'm trying to book a ticket right now flying through las vegas for june. they're charging me almost $800 per ticket. i'm not finding a deal anywhere. >> where are you trying to go through las vegas? >> i'm trying to go through las vegas to southern utah and bryce national canyon, big family trip. 800 bucks a ticket. >> maybe somebody will have an idea. >> it's personal. >> my problem? >> you should take it personally. >> you're right. i do. i'm not taking this personally though. a lot of sports news going on today. a big change in blacksburg for hokey hoops. "the washington post" columnist jason reed stops by to weigh in on all the criticism rg iii has been getting. the capitals couldn't close it out at verizon. so now it's a dreaded game seven ♪

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taking a look outside right now some areas starting to see at least some sunshine trying to poke through some of the higher clouds out there. we're still dealing with mostly cloudy skies. current temperatures still 45 degrees. some light showers across the area but not everybody is seeing the rain. i am not expecting too much more. i would say keep the umbrella handy as you make your way out

and about. 43 in rockville. 44 reston. 45 in fort belvoir. a very chilly evening and yes a few light showers remaining but that's about it. just light showers now. the heaviest coming through portions of northern montgomery county up around damascus and over toward mount airy as you head toward frederick and howard counties, too. we'll continue to watch out for that but tonight the cold weather. 40 in washington. 34 in leesburg. 35 in frederick. 33 in manassas. tomorrow afternoon. high temperatures getting back to the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. that with at least some sunshine out here. guys, looking a little better tomorrow. tell danny found numerous deals on travel through las vegas. >> all right. i'll check it out right after the show. >> okay, dan. is anybody really surprised we're going to game seven? >> no. i think -- >> i thought they could do it yesterday. >> well, you know, we all certainly hoped so and we are wishing for it.

>> here is the amazing thing. every single game has been decided by one goal. that's six straight games. the first time that's happened in nhl history. so anything can happen in game seven. it's going to be in boston on wednesday night and really could alter the direction of the capitals for years to come. win and they have as good a chance as any to make it to the stanley cup finals. lose and it's magnified. they have a chance to wrap up the series at home yesterday but it didn't happen. third period caps down, 3-2. nick backstrom wins a face-off. alex ovechkin scores quickly. his second goal of the series. this one sends the game into sudden death overtime. in o.t., backstrom turns it over. david kreche to milan, the quick pass to tyler saggan and that's the game. >> good-bye. >> 4-3 the final. bruins down the capitals. so now they're headed back to boston for a decisive game seven on wednesday night. despite the game six loss the

caps still feel pretty good. >> you know, if you come out and you play a terrible game and they take it to us and wipe us out then it's a little different. you're like, okay. we missed an opportunity. we put our best effort forward and really came out hard and played a good game. good solid game. we can't look back and think of what you could have done differently because we played well. so we just got to look forward and look into wednesday. >> we showed a lot of courage. i think we came back three times and that's huge for our team. you know, we know that we can come back on these guys and we know that we're better off in the league. it's one thing we have to work on. >> i'm the biggest pessimist out there but i have a suspicion we're not done talking about the capitals this season. i think not either. isn't it a good thing the last game is on the road? >> it might be. >> yeah. let's keep our fingers crossed

for that one. virginia tech making a surprising move today firing head basketball coach seth greenburg. earlier this afternoon greenburg had no idea he was going to be fired. greenburg went 170, 123 over nine seasons in blacksburg taking the hokies to just one ncaa tournament but the hokies had a winning record in the acc in four of the last six years. greenburg's inability to retain assistant coaches was the issue according to athletic director jim weaver. >> i did not like quite honestly the way things unfolded with coaches leaving an acc program that had the promise on the court that this program has for next year. it had nothing to do with losing. it had nothing to do with ncaa appearances. it had something to do with people leaving and it had something to do with me wanting to change the direction in

leadership of the program. >> kind of bizarre situation down there in blacksburg. >> weird. >> it is very weird. this is kind of weird, too. the hottest team in the eastern conference not the heat, not the bulls. it's the wizards. yes, they have the longest winning streak in the east. it's only three games. but we'll take what we can get from the wizards this season. it should increase to four as they host charlotte tonight. their last win came against the miami heat. of course the heat playing without, you know, their three best players. if they get a four-game winning streak tonight against charlotte who's lost 20 straight it's going to be the first four-game winning streak for the wizards since december of 2007. man, that's been a long time. yesterday in l.a., kobe bryant and the lakers hosting the thunder. the story line of the game. lakers forward world men at peace goes up. just elbows james hardin right in the head.

>> terrible. >> they should lock him up for that. >> he obviously knew he was there. >> absolutely. >> hardin goes down with concussion-like symptoms. world peace ejected. he says it wasn't intentional and he did not see -- >> give me a break. come on. >> i don't buy that for a single second. the redskins have agreed to terms with backup linebacker brian keel and thursday night will draft robert griffin iii a move that "the washington post" columnist jason reed is calling the biggest decision of the dan snyder era. the doubters are starting to pop up saying perhaps rg iii isn't the complete package he has been made out to be. jay reed ain't buying it. >> the leadup to the draft you always have things come out where people are knocked down. i remember many years ago there was a 6'8" point guard who came out and people said well he doesn't have an outside shot and the stuff he does won't translate to the pros. magic johnson had a pretty decent career. i think when you look at what's going on right now it's to be

expected. to say that right now this guy cannot be what the redskins hope he will be, i don't buy that at all. >> to have a successful season record wise. what do the redskins have to be? is it more than just record? i feel like if you're on this upward trend if you finish 7 to 9 you might feel good at the end of the year. >> i think it has to be more than a record. you hit it on the head. next year to me is about the development of rg iii and the development of the team around him. so if he's doing the types of things that reinforce this positive belief that so many people have about him right now, i don't care what the record is almost. as long as he is showing the progress to where in 2013, okay. now this team is ready to take the huge step forward, make the playoffs, and then by 2014 be a real contender, so i don't care about record. what i care about is let's see rg iii validate and reinforce what people think about him right now. >> totally agree with that timeline. certainly all the eggs in terms of the redskins' basket right

there in rg 3. >> support staff helps. >> that's right. >> thank you, dan. up next president obama, malcolm x, and lady gaga? the po

a new study is trying to unlock the mystery behind the jagr ice cream headaches. you know, brain freeze? researchers at harvard medical school induced brain freeze in 13 healthy adults and then studied their brain activity. turns out those mini migraines are triggered by an abrupt increase in blood flow when something chilly hits the mouth's upper palate. the pain goes away when arteries constrict while drinking warm water. doctors hope the finding will help them treat severe migraines and traumatic brain injuries. >> i hope so. >> ice cold drinks do it more than ice cream i think. >> they do it all to you. >> yeah. for us, you probably had a couple ice cold drinks. just put the water outside today. it's cold. 49 degrees the high temperature at the airport.

actually now just in. we hit 50. hurrah. 61 for tomorrow. 68 though on wednesday. look at thursday. a high of 72. but i do think we have a pretty good chance of showers. maybe some thunderstorms on thursday. and right now the weekend does look a lot warmer. highs around the 70-degree mark. it does look like maybe a pretty good chance of rain on sunday right now. but this is still about six days out. so stay tuned. the good news there is we will get warmer quickly. >> got to. thank you, doug. lady gaga is in asia right now. not everybody is happy about that. kicking off a world tour. but her likeness is making a guest appearance here in d.c. a wax figure of lady gaga is now on display at madame trousseau's wax museum. the figure is dressed, pay attention. >> thank goodness. >> a one shoulder black latex body suit with black, fingerless gloves, and huge platform shoes. the hair is styled in the shape of a bow. the figure is on loan from the museum in las vegas through the end of june. make it a point.

be sure to get down there and catch that. >> kind of a low key look for